Thursday, July 28, 2011

It's not been long since my 2nd blogiversary and a major subscriber count milestone yet just before my long vacation...seems to me like the perfect time for a 3rd Recipe Shout-Out and giveaway! Thanks to ALL of you who never fail to leave your words of support on these pages to cheer me on. Thanks to all who retweet my links on Twitter. Thanks to the local friends who order treats from me. Most of all, thanks for simply being there and being you. THANK YOU =D.

TodayI'm giving away an Escali Primo Digital Multifunctional Scale. I've had mine for over 3 years and find it indispensable for everything from macarons to cake pops (I make my cake balls 32 g each) to cake layers (I weigh my pans to make sure they have equal amounts of batter). I'm offering you the same scale I use at home 'cause I love it's compact size, light weight, and durability. A scale is especially useful for consistently measuring ingredients that are easily compacted (like flour) and for cooking for foreign recipes without having to convert measurement units (this scale can be switched between grams and ounces). As I mentioned above, I've had mine over 3 years and have yet to run out of power or have any error even once.This giveaway is open to all readers in the US or Canada (or who have a US/Canada shipping address). To enter, do as many of the following as you want and leave a separate comment for each thing you do! Please also make sure to leave a way for me to contact you if you win. The giveaway will close on August 20 at midnight, and the winner will be announced shortly thereafter. Good luck!THIS GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED. THANKS TO ALL WHO ENTERED!

Leave a comment telling me what you'd cook or bake with the help of a digital scale.

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Lastly, if you (1) posted about a 6 Bittersweets-inspired recipe and I missed it; (2) made a recipe and took a photo, but don't have a blog; or (3) post about a recipe of mine in the future, please email me your name, photo, and blog post URL (if applicable) and I'd be delighted to include it in my next round-up. Now let's see what you guys have been inspired to make!

I'm doing weight watchers and my old scale....well it's pretty old. So old I have to bang it so I can clear my old entries...hahahaha!! This new one would be a PLUS in my kitchen!!! Out with the old, in with the new!!!

I'd use the scale to measure things like cake flour, cocoa powder more accurately. These days, many of the recipes I try are from all over the world and instead of trying to convert to US measurements, it makes sense to just weigh them out.

i would macarons with the scale! I've had 2 good attempts and 2 poor ones... i need to make perfect ones, just like yours!liked on fb, already subsribe, following on twitter @roeyboat, linked on fb, and tweeted :D

Ooo, my husband and I have been coveting a good digital scale for ages. He's into very fine measurements for his bread-baking, and I'd happily use it for better control over our ancient analog scale. I bet I could do smaller quantities of modelling chocolate that way.

I've been struggling with baking anything more complicated than cookies, and I've started to think it might have something to do with how much the proportions can vary using measuring cups. I've heard that they can vary by as much as 50%! Maybe, this will give me the confidence and ability to actually start pulling off some cakes.

What are the odds I can win another giveaway by you? Probably 1/2 of a %, but hey, I've seen it happen lol I would use this scale to measure everything in baking, since the current scale I have is a little off at times, and I don't trust it completely. I'd start with a pue vanilla cake :)

That kitchen scale looks perfect for making anything with chocolate... I like to use chocolate wafers but I'm awful at guessing at weights in oz so when a recipe calls for x ounces of chocolate, I always have to weight it out. I really want to try this white chocolate frosting recipe I have, but replace the white chocolate (which I find too sweet, usually) with some nice dark chocolate.

I've always wanted a kitchen scale! I would use it for cakes, cookies, cupcakes, or pretty much anything that would need precise measurements. I would so finally be able to try those recipes that measure in grams that I'm too timid to convert.

The kitchen scale is one of the most-used devices in the kitchen! I need one so badly, I recently moved and had to sell mine. I use it for weighing basic ingredients for accuracy, especially when it comes to baking.

I would love to use this digital scale on some baking recipes that are in a cookbook that I own.Each recipe has at least 3 or more ingredients measured by weight.With a scale I be able to actually use the cookbook. They are all for cookies, muffins and cakes. So I most likely start with a simple chocolate chip cookie and learn from there. Awesome giveaway!I hope I answered your question specific enough :).